Re: Tour De France 2012 thread

Sure thing Pube. Absolutely.

Climber's frame. Indurain's output in the time trial. Dodgy doctor for past few years in Sky team. Up mountains as quick as Pantani and Lance in the heyday of blood transfusions and injecting horse placenta up your jacksie.

It's all good. How long can you suspend disbelief cos it's "TEAM SKY"?

Re: Tour De France 2012 thread

fadass wrote:

Sure thing Pube. Absolutely.

Climber's frame. Indurain's output in the time trial. Dodgy doctor for past few years in Sky team. Up mountains as quick as Pantani and Lance in the heyday of blood transfusions and injecting horse placenta up your jacksie.

It's all good. How long can you suspend disbelief cos it's "TEAM SKY"?

You sound bitter Sadass. Leave that to the professionals yer daft tinker.

Re: Tour De France 2012 thread

Just watched a prog on the history of the tour. every cunt has been bang on it for years and years. Even in the 40s people were dying from strokes for having too much speed. Some of the pics of the riders were classic I've had too much fet at a hardcore night in 91.The entire sport is built on drug abuse. Eddy merckz was banned 3 times for doping in the 70s. Everyone is still on it imo.

Re: Tour De France 2012 thread

Re: Tour De France 2012 thread

Dermo wrote:

Just watched a prog on the history of the tour. every cunt has been bang on it for years and years. Even in the 40s people were dying from strokes for having too much speed. Some of the pics of the riders were classic I've had too much fet at a hardcore night in 91.The entire sport is built on drug abuse. Eddy merckz was banned 3 times for doping in the 70s. Everyone is still on it imo.

Hinault was bang on it too. And Anquetile. LeMond was clean though. And Big Mig. Have a read of Rough Ride by Paul Kimmage.

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La Nausee wrote:

Dermo wrote:

Just watched a prog on the history of the tour. every cunt has been bang on it for years and years. Even in the 40s people were dying from strokes for having too much speed. Some of the pics of the riders were classic I've had too much fet at a hardcore night in 91.The entire sport is built on drug abuse. Eddy merckz was banned 3 times for doping in the 70s. Everyone is still on it imo.

Hinault was bang on it too. And Anquetile. LeMond was clean though. And Big Mig. Have a read of Rough Ride by Paul Kimmage.

Recently read, 'The Secret Race' by Tyler Hamilton. Remarkable book.

Makes it quite clear that pretty much anybody who was and/or wanted to be competitive - in the Armstrong era at least - was cheating. But also makes a very good case, based on times, that today's riders are clean.

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Secret Race is a quality read. Difference is Kimmage wrote his book over 20 years ago & was making the same points back then. Have a read of Matt Rendells book on Marco Pantani. One of the best who lterally snorted himself to death. On the gear in a massive way on & off the bike.

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pube85 wrote:

Secret Race is a quality read. Difference is Kimmage wrote his book over 20 years ago & was making the same points back then. Have a read of Matt Rendells book on Marco Pantani. One of the best who lterally snorted himself to death. On the gear in a massive way on & off the bike.

I do want to read Kimmage's book. And David Millar's. And I'll add Rendells'/Pantani to the list.